The peacock spring
Godden, Rumer, 1907-19982013
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Una is 15 when her father summons her and her sister Hal to start a new life in India. When she discovers that their beautiful governess Alix is actually his mistress, she is furious. Bored and lonely, Una starts to spend time with Ravi, the gardener's young assistant. Una and her younger sister Hal have been abruptly summoned to live in New Delhi by their diplomat father Sir Edward Gwithiam. From the first meeting with their new tutor and companion, the beautiful Eurasian Alix Lamont, Una senses a hidden motive to their presence. But through the pain of the months to come, the poetry and logic of India do not leave Una untouched. And it begins with the feather, a promise of something genuine and precious . . . In The Peacock Spring Rumer Godden evokes the magic of an India she knows so well - and all the bitter sweetness of loyalty and love. 'One of the finest English novelists' Orville Prescott
Main title:
The peacock spring / Rumer Godden.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pan, 2013.
Collation:
352 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 1975.
ISBN:
9781447211006 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
BRN:
1577049